Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has said that the integration of key medical institutions in the city will beneficial for the sector as it would significantly improve medical education and further strengthen healthcare services in the national capital.
Four MBBS doctors lost their lives after a speeding car they were travelling in crashed into a stationary DCM truck on the Delhi–Lucknow National Highway in Gajraula town of Amroha district, police said on Thursday.
The state health department headed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has postponed the NEET UG 2025 counseling process for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses for an indefinite period.
In keeping with its policy of promoting India’s own knowledge systems, the Government of India has of late proposed integrating MBBS, the standard degree for physicians trained in modern medicine and surgery, with BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) which is rooted in ancient Indian medical traditions.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges across the country to disclose the fee structure for each course and stipend paid to interns.
Six other medical students in the car sustained injuries, while a few passengers on the bus suffered minor injuries.
It sounds absurd initially but it happened officially. An MBBS doctor preferably with postgraduate (PG) degree like MD or DNB in paediatric medicine, an ayah and a chowkidar are in a uniformed bracket of monthly salary Rs 12,000 each.
About two months ago, the NMC had fined most of the government medical colleges for not following the mandatory Aadhaar enabled biometric attendance system (AEBAS).
Commenting on the alleged irregularities in the results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to medical colleges, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "silence" on the issue and urged him to accept that "corruption is prevalent" in the country.
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